Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic
Israeli soccer fans were attacked in Amsterdam. The violence was condemned as antisemitic
Dutch authorities say people on scooters attacked Israeli fans overnight after a soccer game in Amsterdam apparently fueled by calls to target Jewish people spread online.
Israeli fans were assaulted after a soccer game in Amsterdam by hordes of young people apparently riled up by calls on social media to target Jewish people, Dutch authorities said Friday. Five people were treated for injuries at hospitals and dozens were arrested.
Ahead of the game, large crowds of supporters of the Israeli team could be seen on video chanting anti-Arab slogans as they headed to the stadium, escorted by police.
“Let the IDF win, and (expletive) the Arabs,” the fans chanted, using the acronym of the Israeli military, as they shook their fists. It also showed police pushing several pro-Palestinian protesters away from a Maccabi fan gathering in a square earlier in the day.
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Article sounds like it's not anti-Semitic.
It's because of their support of a nation that's currently committing genocide, not because of their religion.
Sounds more like far right Israelis wearing Israeli gear started the confrontations (and likely violence) and are now playing victim. Which is kind of their whole deal...
Ahead of the game, large crowds of supporters of the Israeli team could be seen on video chanting anti-Arab slogans as they headed to the stadium, escorted by police.
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“We acted like garbage people, and then got treated like garbage, that’s antisemitic!”
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Israeli fans were assaulted after a soccer game in Amsterdam by hordes of young people apparently riled up by calls on social media to target Jewish people, Dutch authorities said Friday.
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On the social media platform Telegram, “there is talk of people going on a Jew hunt,” Halsema said. “That is so shocking and so despicable that I still cannot fathom it.”
I'm not sure "Jew hunts" are criticism of Israel. If that isn't some Nazi shit, what is?
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The report is someone saying they saw someone on telegram who claimed they saw it somewhere else...
That's a credible claim to you?
Even ignoring all the propaganda Israel and it's far right get up to, those unfounded claims are enough to retroactively excuse crowds of Israelis cheering genocide?
Everyone has different morals, but I'm afraid ours are so far out of alignment I really don't want to continue
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This is just an opinion, so take it with that in mind. I think the reason they said "jew hunt" and other similarly gross language is because a group of Israelis were behaving in a greatly offensive manner. And because these people were offended by these Israelis, they used language offensive to israelis in return.
It's not uncommon for hurt people to lash out and act in an offensive manner. I don't think that makes it anti semetic though. Or at least it's different from purposeful antisemitism which hates based on them being jews. This is anger based on them being insufferable cunts. And I really think that's an important distinction. You can't say that Isaraelis can never be hated. You can't say that about any group. No one is permanently exempt from being hated based in their actions. Some groups earn their hate and these ones certainly earned what they got. Whether they deserved what they earned is debatable though.
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Video report of the incidents: https://x.com/Channel4News/status/1854923443763888149
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In this 'report' of people who were not in Amsterdam, a movie of Macabi fans beating up a Dutch citizen is used. Read what the movie-maker says about this (and you can verify, because on several platforms the author-name is in the top-right corner):
You can discuss it here, along with some more background info: https://lemmy.world/post/21782851
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